Public Encounters

Easter cards are in the post.
Letter and greetings.
Much discussion today about the seven leader jobs.
Who will do the administration leadership?
Who is keen on intentional outreach?
What about pastoral care.
Here I am sitting at a computer, thinking of writing about why I want to be the leader of public encounters.
The strange thing is I found myself writing about why people fall away from their faith.
Talking yesterday it seems that this can be a clensing thing - like a bushfire - new growth emerges. Young people in particular have to find time to find out who they are.
To make every encounter with the church a positive one - and promote our faith as life affirming.
That is the mission statement.
Hold the name of Jesus up high - and people will come.

Roy's Retreat - Into the mystic in Willunga

God alone is enough.
All mystics speak about an expereince if union or oneness with God.......All mystics tell us that the words or images we use to describe union with God are inadequate...........Mystics, like prophets, are not appointed by any religious authority to fulfil their role as mystics.....Mystical union with God is not an expereince reserved for some very special and privileged people.
I found myself seeking God.
I found images of children.
I found a vivid image of a circular hole in the gound, the size of a well. With a tan coloured earth.

It was like an up close camera was investigating it all.
I am longing to go on another retreat.
Now at work, on the computer for another 45 minutes before earth hour commences.
Turn off all life support systems!
Shut down cool off....LRB

A mojito to go please

I haven't been to a resturant that good in a long while.
Auge which is pronounced L g - work it out.
The ambience, service and food was superb.
I did however blow my cool level by not knowing how to pronounce Mojito - it MoHito(!)
Anyways they didn't have any mint - so no MoHito.
I would love to go back there - tomorrow.................
Alas it is off to work we go.
Happy 16th my Jerry.

The benefits of staying in bed all day..................

As a confirmed night owl I struggle to get to the Willunga Farmers market - Saturday mornings.
I sluggishly get in the shower and hastily slap on some lipstick before I get there.
Racing around the stalls before they shut and grabbing a double shot latte.
My new favourites are the tomatoe and cucumber stall, sultana grapes - a few kilos, and the bread stick. Today also got garlic foccacias. My other favourtie thing to buy is a tussie mussie herb bouquet - the last one I bought had bay leaves and mint with yellow flowers - it looked and smelt divine.
To make matters worse it is horribly humid.
It is just so nice to stay in bed - I am just going to have a day when I stay in bed ALL day.
The benefit to me - some down time, rest, reflection, reading, need I say more?

If you were mine? subtitled finding your way back to where you came from

The older we get the more we go in search of what made us.
I also realise how similar I am to my mother. How we seem to repeat a pattern of sorts without realizing it.
Miss you mum - so many things we could have gone through. A vastly different generation. But such an inate connection.
Looking forward to seeing my daughter soon - to buy things with and chat ie get a few computer things and who knows what else - go wild with that plastic card.....

Nostalgia rules!

Memories of the Garden Village, The Adelaide Review, Almond Blossom Festival, Children's milestones, Willunga Uniting Church as it celebrates the opening of its community hall, local venue Christina's post Vanessa's/Willy Hill.
Have written about them all, in long hand at the hairdresser and on flopy disc at the library.
Still have trouble settling to do writing at home - need an office/study.
Get one now!!
3 minutes remaining so I am off.

Cup cakes, farewells and growing up

Choc mud cup cakes today for the farewell of Janice.
Sunday purchased a lumberjack cup cake which had a butterfly on top for Jasmine.
Farewells and anxiety
Catch ups and plans
Excursions and things to look forward to.
Good Friday lunch with Ilze, Uldi and Sue, Eric and Emmaline.
May rendevouz with brother Steve and Lisa
April travels to Melb.
Time to write notes and tidy up.
WGV Meeting tomorrow
Worship planning for Sunday
Posting more invitations for hall opening soon.
Did I mention that I am on night duty then?!
Bring on the cup cakes I say!

Did I mention that there are figs on the tree?

Dusky brownish lucsious figs. Dripping with musky milky liquid.
The garden village common is full of fruit and little trails.
On the lap top, which I find difficult to use.
Thank you and good night.

A childhood is something you can't escape from

A synthesis of a book I didn't much like called 'Tomorrow'.
So much so I didn't get around to finishing it.
Now have approximately a dozen books lined up.
Obtained from-:
Dymocks - using up points on loyalty card - The Bean Patch
Angus and Robertson - using book voucher from Christmas -High Fidelity
Amazon - The South Beach diet - mail order
Book Club - Tomorrow - didn't finish
Imprints - Book voucher -When you are engulfed in flames
Willunga Library - recommended author - When you were mine
Double Day book club - Almost Moon - strange choice
With Love to the World - daily devotion
Plus the odd impulse by and book exchange, sale etc
Eyes bigger than face....................................................